Dear Parents

Wow, it is hard to believe that we are nearly at the end of Term 3! 

School hats:

We are now heading into warmer weather and in line with our sun protection policy, we are asking that all children have a hat at school. On days when the UV levels are high, we will be enforcing the ‘No hat, no play’ rule during play times.

From the beginning of Term 4, all children will be required to wear a hat during play times. 

School Disco:

On Friday the 8^th of September, our Parents and Friends Committee hosted a school disco for the children at St Pius X School. We had over 400 children attend the discos and all of the children appeared to have a wonderful night dancing and enjoying time with their friends. This was a great social event for our children. 

I would like to thank Ali Badiei from Black Cherry Events for being the DJ at our disco. Ali is a parent at our school and did a great job at engaging the children and ensuring that they danced all night.

I would like to thank the following staff who assisted at our School Disco: Rosalia DiGiovanni, Nicolina Di Giovanni, Brittany Honner, Grace Toddman, Natasha Petrone, Amy Rypstra, Natasha Castelluzzo, Frank Terminello, Nigel Armstrong, Alaina Basso, Antony Sacrfo, Angela Terminello, Jenny Mittiga, Jessica Harmer, Rita Campbell, Jamie Deverson and Cassandra Figg for their support at the school disco.

We look forward to hosting the school disco as an annual event.

Parents and Friends – THANK YOU

I would like to thank the hard work of the Parents and Friends Committee who spent countless hours organising both the Father’s Day stall and the School Disco. Without the support of our Parents and Friends group, we would not be able to run these types of events for our children. 

We have seen a growth in our Parents and Friends Committee, and we are always looking for volunteers to join this group to contribute new ideas and to continue to improve our community. The Parents and Friends group is not only a great way to support your children and the school, but it is also a good way to meet new people. If you are interested in joining, please contact Cassandra Figg in the front office and she will add you to the mailing list. 

Notification of Students not returning in 2024 and change to school fee policy.

Just a final reminder that if your child is not returning to St Pius X in 2024, you need to inform the school in writing by Friday the 29^th of September.

During the school holiday period we will be starting the process of ordering stationery and ICT resources for the 2024 school year. Parents who do not inform us that their child is leaving the school by the above date will be charged a full term’s fees as we will have already incurred expenses for your child for the 2024 school year. If you are unsure of your intentions for 2024 or want to have a conversation about this, then please don’t hesitate to contact me.  

Class Placement Considerations for 2024.

In early stages of next Term, we will begin the task of placing children into classes for the 2024 school year. This is a very significant and time-consuming task as a lot of effort goes into getting the best class placements for all children. If there is anything that you would like us to consider for your child as part of the class placement process, then please ensure that you communicate this to me in writing by no later than Friday the 27^th of October. A separate letter about the process for submitting class placement considerations was sent home to all parents earlier this week.

Father’s Day Breakfast

I would like to thank all of the parents who attended our Father’s Day breakfast on the 1^st of September. We served over 600 bacon and egg or vegetarian sandwiches and it was great to see the wonderful community atmosphere that this event generated. I would like to especially thank all our wonderful staff who supported with the cooking of the breakfast. Many staff were at school by 7am to support with preparing the breakfast and I am extremely grateful for their dedication and support. I would also like to thank and acknowledge the work of Cassandra Figg who coordinated the RSVP’s for the breakfast and ordered all of the food.

Catholic School’s Music Festival

Next Tuesday night about 40 of our Year 5 and 6 students will be performing at the Festival Theatre as part of the Catholic School’s Music festival. The choir have been rehearsing for this event since the beginning of the year and have learnt the words and actions to ten different songs.

I had the pleasure of being invited to hear them rehearse last Thursday and I was absolutely blown away. The children sounded amazing! Thank you to Basia Jedrzecjczak who has done amazing job at preparing the children for this performance. I know that the children are going to sound brilliant on the night and light up the stage with their performance.

Anyone wishing to attend this event can contact the front office to find out about how to purchase tickets.

Year 5 Camp:

This week, our Year 5 children will be attending a three day camp at Woodhouse Activity Centre in the Adelaide Hills. The camp will be a wonderful opportunity for the children to spend some time together and engage in new activities. I am looking forward to spending three days on camp with the children and staff, getting to know them better.

Dates for the Diary:

Please see below some important dates for the diary for the remainder of this year:

Tuesday 26^th September: Catholic School’s Music Festival @ Festival Theatre

Friday 29^th September: Last day of Term 3 – school finishes at 3:00pm

Monday 16^th October: Pupil Free Day – Staff retreat. OSHC Service will be available

Tuesday 17^th October: First Day of Term 4

Wednesday 25^th -Friday 27^th October: Year 6 Camp to Narnu Farm

Monday 30^th – Tuesday 31^st October: Year 4 Camp to Nunyara at Belair

Friday 10^th November: Colour Run Fundraising event

Monday 13^th – Thursday 16^th November: Reception – Year 4 Swimming week at North Adelaide Aquatic Centre

Tuesday 12^th December: Year 6 Graduation Mass and Dinner @ Sfera’s

Wednesday 13^th December: Last day of school for the students – school finishes at 3pm

Leave in last week of Term 3

I will be absent from school next week as I am taking a week of Long Service Leave and going on a short holiday with my family. During my absence our Deputy Principal, Mr Jamie Deverson, will be the Acting Principal. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your ongoing support throughout the term. I hope you all enjoy the upcoming school holiday break and I look forward seeing you all again in Term 4. 

Ashley Keane

God Bless

Ashley Keane

Sacrament of Reconciliation

The Year 3 children have been learning about Reconciliation, saying sorry and the gift of forgiveness.

34 children will visit St Pius X church on Thursday 21^st Sept to acknowledge this sacrament with Fr John Sebastian at 6:30pm.  Please keep them in your prayers.

Starlight Foundation

“For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.” (Matt: 6:21)

As part of the Feast of St Pius X we asked for donations to the Starlight Foundation.  The community’s generosity has provided bathroom essentials, craft activities and learning materials for the children to enjoy whilst they are in hospital.  It is truly appreciated. If you would like to make any further donations, then please click on this link https://www.starlight.org.au/

Monarto Zoo Raffle

“Kindness to animals is godly. In fact, caring for them is part of our purpose” (Proverbs 12:10)

Thomas and Kyson in Year 4 had a fabulous idea! They wanted to support the fundraiser to get elephants to Adelaide.  Together with another group of friends: Samuel, Harry, William and Adam, they sold raffle tickets around the school.  Congratulations to Jessica who won the prize.  Well Done to the boys as we can now send $50 to Monarto ? If you would also like to contribute then follow this link https://elephants.monartosafari.com.au/

Reporting Absences

If your child is absent from school please notify us through SZapp.  Use the 'Absences' tab.  Additionally, you may like to notify your child's class teacher via Seesaw or email.

If your child/ren will be absent for 5 days or more please complete an Exemption from School Attendance ED175 Form C - https://stpiusx.schoolzineplus.com/form/389

Change of clothes

Please have spare pants and socks in your child's bag incase of wet or dirty clothes. This request is for all children as we have noticed a renewed interest in the nature play space.  JP parents please ensure there is always change of clothes in your child's bag. 

Do you have any extra plastic bags?

We occasionally require plastic bags for children to bring home belongings after a change of clothes.

Please drop them off at the office.

Labelling reminder

Lots of unnamed lost property is being handed into the office.

Please ensure ALL your children's belongings (uniforms, lunchboxes, drinkbottles, pencil cases etc.) are CLEARLY LABELLED with your child's name.

Labelled property can be easily returned to their owner.

Payment receipting 

For parents convenience payment receipting can now be done at reception.

Uniforms

Uniform items are available from JS Sports, 10 Newton Road, Campbelltown and online from their website

A |10 Newton Rd Campbelltown    M | 0451 725 600   

To book your appointment or access the online store:

https://www.belgraviaapparelschools.com/collections/st-pius-x-school 

School hats can be purchased from the JS Sports uniform shop or

via our school QKR! app or in the school office. 

The St Pius X School Choir, made up of 39 students from Yrs 5 and 6 will be performing at the Festival Theatre on Opening Night of the Catholic Schools’ Music Festival. It will be a wonderful evening of entertainment with a 400-voice Choir featuring students from 18 Catholic Primary Schools in SA,  Instrumental Ensembles, Vocal Groups and amazing Solo Artists, all exhibiting an astonishing calibre of musicianship.

32 of our students will sing in the Row 2, 1 in Row 3, 3 in row 4 and 2 in Row 7! Two of our students will have the honour of singing a solo section in 2 of the songs in our repertoire. They were chosen out of hundreds of students who auditioned. Yesha P (6MJ) will sing the Opening song of the Disney Medley-When You Wish Upon a Star; Javale M (6MJ) will sing the Opening verse of Heal the World! We congratulate Yesha and Javale and look forward to hearing them perform!

Many Yr 4 students have expressed an interest in coming to watch the show as they would like to audition for Choir next year.

If you would like to attend the Music Festival, you can purchase tickets from Ticketek by clicking the link below or from the attachments.

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday the 26^th September.

Regards

Basia Jedrzejczak

https://cesa.webtemplate.com.au/sites/3091/__files/f/8674/2023%20CSMF%20Ticket%20Flyer.pdf

"Congratulations to Javale M & Yesha P of 6MJ, Keisha D of 5P, Hilda P of 3B and Rylan T of 2C, who all passed their 'Singing for Leisure Exams' with flying colours:

Javale passed Grade 6 (the highest grade anyone of his age I've ever taught has sat) with a B (Credit),

Yesha passed Grade 4 with an A (Honours), 

Keisha passed Grade 3 with a B+ (High Credit),

Hilda passed Grade 1 with a B+ (High Credit), and 

Rylan passed Preliminary Grade with an A (Honours)

All deserve praise for the hard work behind their talent (as do their supportive families) in order to pass fairly advanced grades for their age, all of them ? Bravi and Congratulations! 

Virginia Rawlinson, singing teacher"

Our next P & F meeting will be held on Friday October 27th at 2pm in the school staffroom.

All welcome.

Please come along to meet other parents and share ideas. 

Thank you to everyone who supported the 2023 School Disco the children had a brilliant time!!

Next term we will be hosting our first Colour Run on Friday 10th November.

details regarding this event will be coming out soon.

Are you available to help at any of our events? You need to be a registered volunteer. To become a registered volunteer please contact Jess Harmer at the school office on 8266 9400.

Please see the latest edition of The Southern Cross.

Families are invited to attend our term 4 school assemblies 

Week 4 - Thursday 9th November @ 9am - Year 2 team

Week 8 - Thursday 7th December @ 9am - Year 5 team

"The services and events contained in this bulletin are in no way connected with the school and are included in this newsletter for your information only. Parents and caregivers need to make their own enquiries and assessments about the suitabilityof these events and services for their needs and those of their children.